molten

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Over billions of years, ongoing chemical exchanges between the molten interior and the atmosphere have shaped the planet's current appearance.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, as they are known, shoot lasers into molten tin to create EUV light, which doesn’t exist naturally on earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

The mantle lies between the planet's thin outer crust and its molten core.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

It's unclear what started the fires, but to put them out, workers had to remove tonnes of "molten lava" from deep below the surface.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

The Linotype machine resembled a medieval torture device with its hulking metal form and the wisps of steam curling from the cauldron of molten lead in its core.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros